If all goes well, you’ll be seeing a new author here on the Roundtable at some point this weekend.

His name is Trey Killian. Here’s a little bit about him.

Trey is a 4th generation hockey writer. His great grandfather, Patrick O’Guinness wrote for the now defunct Montreal Star newspaper, covering the Canadiens for many many years. He was named by the Canadian Press as the best hockey beat writer of the first half of the 20th Century. An Irishman in Montreal wasn’t the easiest thing to be, but O’Guinness had the power of prose, and on most nights, already had his story written before the end of the third period — with quotes from the Head Coach already added. See, he knew exactly what the coach would say. He was THAT good.

Trey’s grandfather, Peter “Pow Pow” Killian, was also a hockey writer. He is credited with inventing the cliche of “put the biscuit in the basket,” and was the first writer to report an injury as an “upper body injury”.

Trey’s father, Bob Killian, wrote for three seasons, but then found a job that actually paid decent money, so he took that. But he was supportive of Trey following his dream of one day being a big-time hockey writer.

And look at Trey now. He’s made the big-time. The Admirals Roundtable. He’ll be the first 4th generation hockey writer in the history of the world when he makes his Roundtable debut this weekend.

So please, welcome the newest member of the Roundtable writing staff, Mr. Trey Killian.

@Adsfan:
As a fan of the Tampa Bay Lightning growing up and currently, I was fond of the system that got us to within one game of the Stanley Cup last season a.k.a. the trap. However, I can see why people hate it and would agree that if your team’s not the one benefiting from it, it produces some pretty heinously boring hockey.